San Jose State suspends 24 students after campus melee
Officials at San Jose State College suspended 24 students, most from the Radical Action Movement, following a demonstration against corporate recruiting that sparked a campus melee last week. Fifteen arrests were made. nine suspensions were identified by administrators. The suspensions, under a new state statute, include a right to a hearing on the merits within 14 days.
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UC to split summer schedule into two six week sessions
UC Berkeley will drop the regular summer quarter and replace it with two six week sessions starting next June. Each session will be self supporting with tuition between 140 and 150 dollars. The change returns to a two session system after operating a quarter since 1968.
Black Panther Leader Hilliard Trial Draws Berkeley Crowd
Nearly 200 students from UC Berkeley and Berkeley High marched to the municipal building Tuesday as Black Panther Party leader David Hilliard went on trial for illegal possession of a gun. He of fended in remarks about guarding freedom and dignity amid a jury selection. The federal case also accuses him of threatening to kill Nixon at an antiwar rally.
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Universal Life minister sues over Life magazine article
The Rev. Kirby J. Hensley head of the Universal Life Church filed a 9 million dollar libel suit in U S District Court in San Jose California. He claims to have ordained over 200 000 ministers by mail and says the Life magazine piece The Instant Minister Racket defames him and his organization. His attorney Peter J. Strommer said Hensley operates a bona fide religious group from Modesto headquarters. The church recently incorporated in Arizona after a San Joaquin County Superior Court order blocked the honorary doctor of divinity mail order course, an order now on appeal.
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Cockatoo Polly Stolen From San Francisco Lot
UPI reports Polly the cockatoo was stolen from a San Francisco television parking lot. The bird, listed as male but fond of sunflowers and fruit, is owned by Oaklands Baby Zoo. It is illegal to buy or sell a cockatoo, and a $100 reward is offered for Polly’s return.
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Santa Cruz mayor in court on flag mischief charges
In Santa Cruz California mayor Richard Werner a 74 year old two time world war veteran faced a flag desecration trial for tearing down a Viet Cong flag on Veterans Day. Testimony concluded with final summations and jury instructions for an eight woman four man panel.
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Red Cross seeks open Berlin wall for Christmas reunions
The International Red Cross urged East German Premier Willi Stoph to open the Berlin Wall for Christmas so families could reunite. Diplomatic sources said it was unlikely, noting the wall has not been opened at Christmas for four years.
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Taxpayer seeks to block street sale for Transamerica HQ
In San Francisco AP reports a taxpayer suit filed in Superior Court to stop the Board of Supervisors from selling 23 feet of Merchant Street between Montgomery and San some streets for Transamerica Corp. The suit, brought by Peder A. Gunnitsen, alleges the supervisors failed to give proper notice of a hearing before vacating the alley, claiming the City Charter requires at least 24 hours notice to all interested parties.
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Marin County Hall of Justice Wing Opens at Civic Center
The Marin County Civic Center completes a four story hall of justice wing worth 114 million dollars, one of the last Frank Lloyd Wright designs. The new courtrooms are circular theaters with maple emphasis, described by Aaron Green of Wright’s firm as visually and audibly linked. The wing opens to the public Saturday at 10 a.m. in San Rafael.
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New grains hold off famine warns UN official
Berkeley AP UN food authority chief P V Sukhatme says high yielding rice and wheat reduce famine risk for 10 to 15 years. Ford Rockefeller rice strains have doubled India crops since 1967. Outcome depends on birth control and rainfall in high yielding grain areas.
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